• Completed a trial with Italy’s AC Milan
• Played the 2008 season for Deportivo Cali
• "Jhon has good speed, he’s a good man-to-man marker, a good tackler and uses his speed to close people down," according to technical director Chris Henderson

Professional Experience

Hurtado, 24, completed a trial with Italy’s AC Milan last month. He saw action in a January 22 exhibition between Milan and Germany’s Hannover, playing the second half along with Kaka, Andriy Shevchenko and Filippo Inzaghi.

Hurtado played the 2008 season for Deportivo Cali, where he was a teammate of Fredy Montero, a Sounders FC forward. In 2007, Hurtado played for Real Cartagena of the Colombian first division. He has played a total of 121 matches at the first and second division levels in Colombia since 2004.